tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post1105870358808769086..comments2016-10-25T10:45:58.224+02:00Comments on Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: Airbags Instead of Bike HelmetsMikael Colville-Andersenhttps://plus.google.com/108270242317175376315noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-15693191935937098082011-01-19T22:42:33.667+01:002011-01-19T22:42:33.667+01:00I support anything that increases the cost of car ...I support anything that increases the cost of car ownership. <br /><br />Moreover, so many different safety advances - airbags, anti-lock brakes, traction control, side-impact airbags - these all make the driver feel safer (driver faster, drive carelessly). I safety feature for their potential victims? It won&#39;t cause as much callousness as those occupant focused safety enhancements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-74349540647907413552010-03-30T18:37:34.847+02:002010-03-30T18:37:34.847+02:00Airbags are explosive devices.
The only thing wor...Airbags are explosive devices.<br /><br />The only thing worse than getting hit by a car, is getting hit by a car with explosive device on the front bumper.Drunk Engineerhttp://systemicfailure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-4898107410583065332010-03-30T17:56:11.616+02:002010-03-30T17:56:11.616+02:00Looking at it, are we talking *specifically* about...Looking at it, are we talking *specifically* about the risk of head injuries? because the impact would have already taken place at the bumper or side of the car before the head smashed delightfully in to the winscreen.<br /><br />And no, I couldn&#39;t watch that video (aargh).<br /><br />Whispering a small thing about helmets, I know it&#39;s controversy city, but when I was pushed off my bike by a turning van a) it was against the side odf the van so airbags would have made no difference and b) I cracked my head on the road and instead of having a horrible case of concussion or worse, I got a lot of little bruises spread across my head. Because I was wearing a helmet.<br /><br />The point of that subjective war story is that it is highly unlikely that tests would be able to reduce the risk from being bashed by a vehicle; serious body injuries are still almost inevitable and side impacts from turning vehicles will remain a difficulty.Caithttp://moolies.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-45934009032266461812010-03-30T16:24:09.947+02:002010-03-30T16:24:09.947+02:00I Think this idea could make the motorist be less ...I Think this idea could make the motorist be less aware about citizens outside the car.Claudio Olivares Medinahttp://quiltro.clnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-47211640698061897242010-03-30T02:35:24.733+02:002010-03-30T02:35:24.733+02:00There is the chance that drivers will be lulled in...There is the chance that drivers will be lulled into yet another false sense of security by this system. John Adams, Emeritus Professor of Geography at University College London has an excellent blog called Risk in a Hypermobile World where he, among other things, questions the hype about the effectiveness of seat belts. See http://john-adams.co.uk/?s=seatbelts<br /><br />In other words, testing shmesting! Fietsersbond mentions a few dozen lives saved. How about the real world? Is this projection based on any possible increased risk taking by drivers?<br /><br />(I copied the first paragraph from http://www.copenhagenize.com/2009/10/volvo-tries-to-brake-for-pedestrians.html)Green Idea Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-49019194071531555942010-03-30T02:04:01.769+02:002010-03-30T02:04:01.769+02:00Of course, this also all applies to people hit by ...Of course, this also all applies to people hit by cars while walking... Same physics (except, perhaps, for slight differences in elevation), same facts and logical arguments apply for whatever safety measures are proposed.Kiwehtinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831448036496196819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-148224222095890302010-03-29T23:51:44.735+02:002010-03-29T23:51:44.735+02:00Bring on the airbags, since watching that makes me...Bring on the airbags, since watching that makes me think about getting a helmet.Taliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399506198451047847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-46616994552486245042010-03-29T23:29:23.088+02:002010-03-29T23:29:23.088+02:00Mikael, you have got the date wrong, 1st April isn...Mikael, you have got the date wrong, 1st April isn&#39;t until Thursday!Kimhttp://kimharding.net/blog/?cat=9noreply@blogger.com